This
module
engages
students
in
the
use
of
a
clean
room
and
in
the
planning
of
assembly
of
solar
collector
wafers
for
the
Genesis
space
mission.
They
will
work
in
production
design
teams
to
explore
how
the
Genesis
spacecraft
will
collect
bulk
solar
wind
with
the
collector
arrays
and
learn
to
work
as
a
team
in
a
restrictive
environment.
The
module
includes
several
activities
with
accompanying
video
...
Full description.

This Web site shows our world in the infrared light and teaches about the benefits of infrared technology. It includes images and applications in science, medicine, fire fighting, history, art, navigation, and law enforcement.
Full description.

This
guide
introduces
students
to
the
mystery
of
gamma-ray
bursts
as
a
gateway
and
motivation
for
gaining
fundamental
understandings
of
waves
and
the
different
wavelengths
of
the
electromagnetic
spectrum.
At
the
same
time,
students
gain
current
insight
into
issues
in
modern
astronomy
and
space
science.
In
this
five-activity
unit,
students
consider
how
our
everyday
world
and
the
cosmos
look
when
they
...
Full description.

This
is
an
electromagnetic
spectrum
science
program
that
incorporates
engineering,
math,
and
solar
system
data
stories
that
use
mission
data
to
explain
how
light
is
used
to
explore
the
solar
system.
A
set
of
foundational
lessons
accompanies
the
program,
helping
students
understand
spectroscopy
at
a
basic
level.
The
data
stories
include
paper
and
pencil
versions,
as
well
as
Flash-based
interactives
...
Full description.

This product includes four modules on the following topics: 1) Stratospheric Ozone, 2) Global Land Vegetation, 3) Oceanography, and 4) Polar Sea Ice Processes. The modules are designed to increase the use of satellite data in science classrooms by providing lecture materials in HTML for the classroom (including full-color, printable graphics) that are linked to guided-inquiry computer exercises.
Full description.

This
activity
prepares
the
student
to
launch
an
investigation
of
the
relationship
between
precipitation
and
Streamflow
for
a
local
watershed.
It
can
enrich
a
study
of
the
water
cycle.
Following
the
step-by-step
instruction
in
this
case
study,
students
will
locate,
download,
format,
and
finally
graph
one
year
of
Web-based
data
for
these
two
variables.
Included
is
a
graph
that
highlights
the
details
...
Full description.

In
this
product,
students
engage
in
processes/activities
for
collaboration
and
communication
strategies.
Students
compare
risks
of
courses
of
action
confronting
NASA's
Deep
Impact
mission
team.
They
investigate
information
necessary
to
support
arguments,
quantitative
risk
analyses,
debate,
role
play,
persuasive
writing/communication
skills
and
group
decision
making
procedures.
This
activity
has
been
...
Full description.

Grade level:
Middle (6-8), High (9-12)

Resource type:
Guide for instructor, Module / Unit, Project

Subject:
History and philosophy of science, Policy issues, Space science

This educators guide uses NASA's mission to Saturn (Cassini-Huygens) to provide a real-world context for learning fundamental, standards-based concepts in science. It includes six constructivist lessons, FAQ, and a variety of connections to art, literature, and mythology.
Full description.